John Stack Ministries Announcements & Reminders – Page 140 – Stay connected with our Catholic community through weekly Mass announcements and recaps, fostering faith and fellowship in every gathering.

Announcements

ByRosemary June 7, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing: Next Week.

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Geri & Mike Moran
For The Team: Georgie & Kevin
For the Communion Bread: Claire
For the Wine & Cups: Carol & Richard
For the Pictures: Mike
For the coffee and extras: Mike & Judy, Jackie & Beth
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Wendy & Shonda
For all who helped with communion
For celebrating the Mass: John

Jesuit Center, Wernernsville, PA. When I was director of the Jesuit Spiritual Center of Grand Coteau, LA, a friend of mine was director at this Center. We spent time sharing ideas every year.

Birthdays: Carie Eshelbrenner (Rich & Carol’s daughter in med school), Mike Carrell (37^th of ordination as deacon)

Anniversaries:

Diane & Kent McClurg (43^rd Wednesday)

Please Remember these special people:

For our two special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up; For a little friend, Heather; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred & Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Wernersville. this center sponsored my first year in East Africa. While I was there the Jesuits of East Africa invited me to stay longer and establish a Jesuit Spiritual Center in Nairobi. Thus, Mwangaza House began.

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; For Jackie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Your Finances, June 7, 2015

Expenses: $ –next week

Outreach: $

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live

Reminders

Reminder for Sunday, June 7, 2015, Corpus Christi

ByRosemary June 3, 2015

Victoria says, "Welcome in, Everybody."

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & John Cade.

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

Brandon says, "I get a cupcake for my birthday?"

Readings:

Exodus 24, 3-8, We will do everything that the Lord has told us.

Psalm 116, I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

Hebrews 9, 11-15, He is mediator of the new covenant.

Mark 14, 12-16, 22-26, While they were eating, he took bread and said the blessing.

Renee gets a cupcake for coming home with a Masters after 5 years at Kansas State.

Community Activities:

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, June 5, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. We also welcome the Working Classes. The Old Geezer will be in PA. Save a cookie.

2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, June 4, Thursday, Papadeaux, 725 S. Center (East side, the side the sun comes up), 1:00. It was heard that Cathy is covering set ups.

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested. If you let me know I will add their email to the list.

Carol

3. Harville Hendrick's free family communication workshop, Download Flyer (2) Family Workshop 5-28-15

Offertory, Judy, Mary, Louis, and Mike.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1. What about contraception?, Commonweal, May 14, 360 words, Download Contraception 6-4-15

2. Can Francis reform the Curia?, National Catholic Reporter, May 26, 370 words, Download Reforming the Curia 6-4-15

3. Ireland again, National Catholic Reporter, May 26, 300 words, Download Ireland again 6-4-15

Ray says, "What am I getting for being 75?"

True?

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Leo Tolstoy

Cupcakes for both Ray and Brent.

See you Sunday, June 7, 2015, Corpus Christi

J.S., 214-783-0443

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

Zoe says, "What are those boys doing behind my back?"

P.S. Just in case…..(one more time)

1. Need roofing repair? Yes, we discovered 2 leaks with all this rain. Rosemary & I recommend Steven Summers of Pioneer Exteriors, 972-464-8488. Hope you don't need him. If you do, he is good.

2. Need bug control (roaches, ants, even mosquitoes) that is green (even the dog or cat can eat it safely)? Try Lynn Ellis, 972-484-7287. We have used her successfully for some years. Been meaning to share this news for a long time.

Mention us at your own risk.

Kevin receiving his standing ovation and Community gift for not only his graduation, but especially for his dedicated service to the Community for years.

Homilies

Sunday Homily, May 31, 2015, Trinity, B

ByRosemary May 31, 2015

Readings:

Deuteronomy 4, 32-34, 39-40 Moses said to the people.

Psalm 33, Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Romans 8, 14-17, Those who are led by the Spirit of God are people of God.

Matthew 28, 16-20, The disciples went to the mountain.

Says Harper, "Hi, Everybody, Welcome in."

Deuteronomy observations:

What: This work is the 5th and last book of the Pentateuch/Torah. The first 4 books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, & Numbers. Deuteronomy has basically 3 speeches delivered by Moses before the people enter the promised land. He reviews all they have endured the past 40 years and how Yahweh has shown his care and power to save them.

Author: Moses may have spoken some of the ideas in the speeches, but others have put the work together. In fact, in chapter 34 the death of Moses is described. Someone other than Moses probably covered this episode.

Date: 700 years before Christ.

Our Selection: the end of the first speech. Moses is reminding the people of how Yahweh cared for them and why they must honor him for this as their one and only god.

And says Harper's grandmother, Cathy, and Jackie and Rick, "Welcome Folks."

A God of Relationships

Want to know what makes for happiness? Old Stack will tell you this morning. I have talked about some of this in the past, but it is so good it is worth reviewing. I do this especially on the feast of our three person god. Our god is a relationship god and that is what I want to talk about.

The ideas this morning come from a study of 268 male Harvard students starting in 1937, a 7 decade longitudinal study that is almost unique in its breadth. The identities of the students are secret unless the student identifies himself. Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post did so, and it was deduced after he died that President Kennedy was one of the students. This write up comes from a June Atlantic magazine.

Emma the Candle Lighter with Georgie's help.

The question was not how much trouble or how little they encountered in life, but how and to what effect they responded. How they adapted and became happy -healthy or sad-sick people. Psychiatrist George Vaillant has spent the last 40 years organizing the data coming from the study.

He has come up with the following suggestions taken from the lives of these 268 men. Here are 7 factors that contribute to happy-healthy people:

Cupcake of The Week to Mabel at 83.

1. Education. For you kids who just finished a long school year, it may feel so good to be out. However, your education is a big factor in you being a happy-healthy person, in the future and even now. I would include ongoing education. We never cease to learn new things, even how to dance, yoga, languages, history, geography, and so on. In Plano, look up S.A.I.L., Senior Active in Learning, an excellent program

2. Healthy & mature adaptability. Vailant identifies 4 ways of adapting, from psychotic, immature, and neurotic, to healthy, like humor, altruism, forgiveness. See the link to get his complete explanation. Try 3 things, laugh, forgive, and accept. And try it on yourself to start with.

Cupcakes of The Week to Ray and Brent

3. No smoking. Never too late to stop if you already have started. You kids, you will end up looking uglier than me if you start the habit. Beware of copping out on the electric cigarette.

4. Moderate use of alcohol & no abuse. College kids and even high school kids get caught up here so easily. The culture of drinking excessively. However, a new phenomenon is emerging as our population ages, geriatric alcoholism. A bench mark? 2 glasses of wine or two beers a day. More than that and look for two results: alcoholism and denial.

Cupcake of The Week to Renee for coming home with her degree after 5 years at Kansas State.

5. Exercise. Want some exercise next week? Come with me to the J tomorrow morning, 6:30 spin class. Make it fun, make it daily. At least a few times a week, like take a walk.

6. Weight control. My visit to McDonald's. Kids loading up on layers of fat, salt, and sugar. A very seductive place.

Cupcake of The Week also to Zaile, a week late.

7. Relationships: loving and long term. Vaillant suggests that this is the factor. Loving is life-filling, it is motivational. Because I love another, I exercise, I study, I approach life with moderation and spirit. After all the data he has evaluated, Vaillant states that a relationship of love is the only thing that really matters in life.

How are you doing with these 7?

Who is the person you love most in the whole world?

Source, Atlantic, http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200906/

Not a cupcake to Kevin, but, from The Community, a $550 gift and a standing ovation for not only his high school graduation, but even more for his years of faithful, reliable help each week. The Best to you, Kevin, because you are The Best.

Announcements

ByRosemary May 31, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing

Oh God,

We thank you for the sun and the rain.

Help us to keep a sunny disposition

and a golden outlook on life.

Denni reading Deuteronomy

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Tom & Denni
For The Team: Georgie & Kevin
For the Communion Bread: Alison
For the Wine & Cups: Cindy & Ken
For the Pictures: Rick & Connie & Beth
For the coffee and extras: John Cade, Jackie & Beth
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda
For all who helped with communion

Tom reading Romans

Birthdays: Judy Thompson (Sunday, today), Chuck Webster (48, Tuesday), Shonda ( Wednesday), Ray Occhipinti (75, Thursday), Christy Occhipinti, Ray’s daughter (40, Thursday), Zach Read ((19, Thursday), Brent (7^th, Saturday, & Mabel (83, Friday)

Leo and Brandon

Please Remember these special people:

For our two special little dears, Vivian and Genevieve; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up; For a little friend, Heather; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred & Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Judy

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; For Jackie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;

The Great Team, Georgie and Kevin

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

The Look

Your Finances, May 31, 2015

Expenses: $635.00

Outreach: $245.00

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Emma says, "Bye, Everybody, See you next week."

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live

Reminders

Reminder for Sunday, May 31, 2015, Trinity

ByRosemary May 27, 2015

Who let these crazies in here? Marsha and Cathy say, "Hi, Folks, Welcome in."

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack.

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

Genevieve, too, says, "Hi, Everybody, Nice to be here."

Readings:

Deuteronomy 4, 32-34, 39-40 Moses said to the people.

Psalm 33, Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Romans 8, 14-17, Those who are led by the Spirit of God are people of God.

Matthew 28, 16-20, The disciples went to the mountain.

Emma and Victoria got it all planned.

Community Activities:

Special: Rick Urbanczyk's mom just died Monday. May she and Rick and the family be at peace.

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, May, The Twenty Nineth, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. We also welcome the Working Classes, especially if you pick up the tab for the Old Guys.

2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, June 4, Thursday, Papadeaux, 725 S. Center (East side, the side the sun comes up), 1:00. It was heard that Cathy is covering set ups.

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested. If you let me know I will add their email to the list.

Carol

3. Harville Hendrick's free family communication workshop, Download Flyer (2) Family Workshop 5-28-15

Offertory, The Ekes Clan, Cindy, Marlene, Zaile and Bill. Where's Lily?

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1. Get rid of nuclear weapons, National Catholic Reporter, May 20, 876 words, Download No Nuclear Weapons 5-28-15

2. Controversial pastor in S.F., Corpus, May 20, 270 words, Download Controversial SF pastor 5-28-15

3. Conflicts with S.F. Archbishop, National Catholic Reporter, May 22, 1900 words, Download Conflict with S.F. Archbishop 5-28-15

4. The Irish Vote, National Catholic Reporter, May 20, 725 words, Download Irish Vote 5-28-15

Says Leo, "Thanks, but I would prefer a cupcake."

True?

Don Juan assured me that in order to accomplish the feat of making myself miserable I had to work in a most intense fashion, and that it was absurd I had never realized I could work just the same in making myself complete and strong. "The trick is in what one emphasizes." he said, "We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."

Carlos Castaneda, Journey to Ixtlan

Says Vivian Grace, "Don't forget me. I'm coming."

See you Sunday, May 31,, 2015, Trinity,

J.S., 214-783-0443

"Yes," Emma says, "I love this bread."

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

Says Genevieve, "Bye, Folks, See you next Sunday."

P.S. Just in case…..

1. Need roofing repair? Yes, we discovered 2 leaks with all this rain. Rosemary & I recommend Steven Summers of Pioneer Exteriors, 972-464-8488. Hope you don't need him. If you do, he is good.

2. Need bug control (roaches, ants, even mosquitoes) that is green (even the dog or cat can eat it safely)? Try Lynn Ellis, 972-484-7287. We have used her successfully for some years. Been meaning to share this news for a long time.

Mention us at your own risk.

Homilies

Sunday Homily, May 24, 2015, Pentecost, B

ByRosemary May 24, 2015

Readings:

Ruth, The story of Naomi and Ruth

Psalm 104, Lord, send out our Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

1 Corinthians 12, 3-13, There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same spirit.

John 15, 26-27 & 16, 12-15, When he comes, he will guide you to all truth.

Georgie says, "Welcome in, Everybody."

Introduction

When the Jews returned from their exile in Babylon to rebuild their temple, they came back with a lot more than they took with them. A lot of what had begun as oral tradition came back in written form. They came back carrying the scrolls.

When the temple was rebuilt the Jews also added to their Liturgy of the Word one book of Midrash to each of five of their feast days.

Today in their synagogues, or in their homes, their Pentecost is remembered and the Book of Ruth is read. Their Pentecost celebrates God giving to Moses the Law 50 days after Passover. The 50 days also coincided with the beginning and end of their grain harvest.

And Megan, too, says, "Hi, Everybody, Nice to be back."

^{A reading from the Book of Ruth:}

So Naomi returned together with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, who came back with her from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain, behind someone in whose sight I may find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.” So she went. She came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers.

As it happened, she came to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem. He said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered, “The Lord bless you.” Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “To whom does this young woman belong?”

The Beautiful Zoe says, "Wow, it is fun here."

The servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the Moabite who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. She said, ‘Please, let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.’ So she came, and she has been on her feet from early this morning until now, without resting even for a moment.”

Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. Keep your eyes on the field that is being reaped, and follow behind. I have ordered the young men not to bother you.

If you get thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.”

Our Special Gift, Genevieve, says, "Welcome, Folks, Just don't mess with my bottle."

Then she fell prostrate, with her face to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take notice of me, when I am a foreigner?”

But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge!”

What a Team. Because of the torrential rain, the candles got forgotten and so did the robes for Georgie and Kevin.

Homily by Mike

As you might have hoped, Boaz marries Ruth, the widow and foreigner. She has no property to bring to this union; she brings only herself, and that is more than enough. Boaz has been her advocate; he respects her for who she is as a person.

The whole community of Bethlehem celebrated with Naomi the sacredness of their wedding and the wonder of what would come from it. In this intimate spiritual union of Jew and foreigner, Boaz treats Ruth with goodness and justice, with tenderness and compassion, and in him we see a glimpse of God, as Father, who does bless them with a son, Obed.

Mike homilizing.

And God blessed Obed to be the father of Jesse, the father of King David. From David’s descendants God brought forth the Messiah, his Son, from whom we received the Holy Spirit, our advocate when Christ returned to the Father in glory.

Together, we have been called to be Christ in the world; we are his advocates to others, by our words and actions. Advocates recognize the worth of the other; for they perceive others as made in the image and likeness of God.

Victoria giving us The Look.

Advocates bring about the Kingdom; they are young and old, male and female. They come in all sizes, shapes, colors, and religions; they welcome all others with the same ease and grace; to them God has no favorites.

Emma putting her bread into the Mass bowl.

Announcements

ByRosemary May 24, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing

We thank you for the turning of the seasons

and the long days and the short nights,

for blessing us with summertime,

with sunlight and heat, and with sand and surf.

Grant that we may use well our summer respite

for rest and recreation and recollection

and protect us and all those we love this summer.

Andrew N Greeley A Book of Irish American Blessings and Prayers

Mary Jane reading The Book of Ruth

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Mary Jane and John
For The Team: Georgie & Kevin
For the Communion Bread: Alison
For the Wine & Cups: Cindy & Ken
For the Pictures: Rick & Mike & Connie & Beth
For the coffee and extras: John Cade, Jackie & Beth
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Bethany, Shonda & Wendy
For all who helped with communion

John reading Acts

Birthdays: Scott Simari (28, Saturday)

Anniversary:

John & Maria Gorman (17^th, Saturday)

We begin.

Please Remember these special people:

For our two special little dears, Vivian, who just arrived Tuesday into our world, and Genevieve; For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up; For a little friend, Heather; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred & Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

The Best Music, Wendy, Shonda, Bethany (just from welcoming into our world Vivian Grace on Monday evening), and Ray

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; For Jackie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;

John accepting The Cupcake of The Week for his 28 year old son, Scott.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Shonda saying, "No, Barb, Teacher of the Year not this year, but 6 years ago." She passed on the Cupcake.

Your Finances, May 24, 2015

Expenses: $1890.00

Outreach: $ 770.00

Thanks for your Generosity.

Rosemary reading her Blessing of The Week.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Anybody know who these kids are? Why, I think it is Zoe, Emma, Leo, Victoria, and Buddy.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live

Uncategorized

Reminder for Sunday, May 24, 2015, Pentecost

ByRosemary May 20, 2015

Guess who has arrived, Everybody! Welcome into Our World, Vivian Grace. You are beautiful and perfect. Tell your mommy & daddy, "Congratulations." Arrival was Tuesday, 8 lbs.

Welcome: Catholic Mass with coffee and juice and pastries, both bought and home-made, after Mass.

Time: 9:30; Celebrate with the Community & Stack and Mike homilizing.

Place: Vines High School, Plano, 15th between Custer & Independence.

Genevieve, too, says, "Hi, Vivian, Welcome. But, guess what, I got more hair than you."

Readings:

Ruth 1, 15—17, 20-26, The story of Naomi and Ruth

Psalm 104, Lord, send out our Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

1 Corinthians 12, 3-13, There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same spirit.

John 15, 26-27 & 16, 12-15, When he comes, he will guide you to all truth.

And Annabelle says, "Hey, don't forget me. And I am older than you two. A little respect, please."

Community Activities:

1. ROMEO MEET: Friday, May, The Twenty Second, Jason's Deli, Collin Creek Mall, west side of Central, 1:00. We also welcome the Working Classes, especially if you pick up the tab for the Old Guys.

2. LADIES' LUNCHEON, June 4, Thursday, Papadeaux, 725 S. Center (East side, the side the sun comes up), 1:00. It was heard that Cathy is covering set ups.

Everyone, please forward to anyone you think would be interested. If you let me know I will add their email to the list.

Carol

It won't be long, you little girls, until you will be joining at the play station these big kids, Buddy, Emma, Zoe, and Victoria.

What is going on in our Catholic World:

1. Get rid of megaparishes, National Catholic Reporter, Mat 13, 727 words, Download Megaparishes 5-21-15

2. Francis and Bishop Romero of El Salvador, National Catholic Reporter, May 19, 1555 words, Download Francis & Bishop Romero 5-21-15

Eshelbrenner Clan with Richard leading the parade.

True?

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Steve Jobs (Who?)

Welcome Back, Kim and Travis

See you Sunday, May 24, 2015, Pentecost, Cycle B

J.S., 214-783-0443

Offertory with Mary Ellen (just moved back to Dallas from CT), Grace, Alison and John.

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for and challenges spiritual and total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged and make the world we live in a better place to live.

May you be blessed, too, along with Annabelle, Oscar, Gloria, and Eric.

Homilies

Sunday Homily, May 17, 2015, 7th Easter, B

ByRosemary May 17, 2015

Readings:

Acts 1, 15—17, 20-26, They proposed two, Judas, called Barsabbas, and Matthias.

Psalm 103, The Lord has set his throne in heaven.

1 John 4, 11-16, If God so loved us, we also must love one another.

John 17, 11-19, So that they may be one.

Levi & Rich say, "Hi, Folks, Welcome in."

Acts: a review–

Author: Luke, the author of The Acts & The Gospel

Date: ca. 50 years after the death of Jesus

Our Selection: Believe it or not, on this the last Sunday we read from Acts, we are now back to chapter 1 after getting as far as chapters 9 & 10. What is going on is this. The chapter opens with an introduction and then a description of the Ascension, Jesus going up in the sky. Apparently the event took place about a half mile outside Jerusalem on the Mt. of Olives.

Afterward, all the community come together in the room they had been hiding in. About 120 are present and Peter gets up to speak. We read Peter's words.

Victoria, also, says, "Come in, Folks."

John's letter: There is a great line in this selection. See if you can spot it when you hear it. I'll tell you after the reading, but a hint, it is the last line.

Sources: Good News Bible; The New Interpreter's Study Bible

And Annabelle says, "Guess where I came from, Everybody. I came from Seattle to see where my mommy grew up."

Our World, Good or Bad?

I like the line in 1 John which says that God is love. This seems to go contrary to what our ancestors believed because they present a vision of a god who is certainly not into unconditional love. I would like to believe God is loving.

However, there is another line in John’s gospel that I want to talk about this morning, the line that says we do not belong to this world. Like, is the world bad? What do you think? Is the world bad or good and do we belong or not?

John, The Baby Whisperer, working his magic on Genevieve.

I propose that we do belong and that the world is good. We make it better because we belong. A story.

One morning recently I walked into the J (Jewish Community Center) at 5:30 to do my spin class. As I walk in, another rider whom I like, Mike, comes in and we walk together down a long hallway to the room with the 25 stationary bikes.

Somehow we get talking about his dad. Mike is one of 12 kids and the family has done well. The family came from Europe during the time of Hitler.

When you live in Seattle, you know how to light candles, Annabelle & Oscar, Gloria and Eric.

At one point he tells me that during the holocaust his dad lost 70 to 80 first cousins.

I am stunned and shocked. I have never known a person who has this experience in their family. In fact, I have never known in my life so many Jewish people. It is privilege and a pleasure.

Mike’s story gave me two thoughts. First, I was reminded of how horrible a time it was during the reign of Hitler and the 3^rd Reich. A person living then, especially a Jewish person, could easily see the world as bad.

When you swim and dance, you can do anything. Georgie is ready.

My second thought was that Mike was an amazement, not bitter, not seeking revenge, but a person who presents himself as peaceful, friendly, and accepting of the events that took place in his family. You know me, I actually got choked up with him when we talked a bit more after the spin class. Mike chooses to see the world as good.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, I propose that the world is good, is beautiful, because of three phenomena, people, nature, and events.

Cole, What are you doing up here this morning? Oh, yes, it is cupcake time for birthday boys.

Mike makes the world good, Romeos make the world good (sometimes, maybe), you people make the world good and beautiful. The people I go camping with in Yosemite also make the world good and beautiful, at least some of them.

Nature? I find the beauty of Yosemite so overwhelming I have to go back every year. I can find a beautiful world sitting in a rocking chair on our back porch having a cup of coffee early in the morning, while I gaze at the grass & trees in our yard.

Cupcakes of The Week line-up, Lily & Scot, Cowboy Cole, Gloria, and Maureen.

Events? What about the marvel of our Sunday get togethers? I go crazy over the beauty of Ragbrai, that bike ride I make the end of July west to east across Iowa, along with 15 thousand other crazies. Talk about a people event.

What do you think? Bad or good? If good, what is your data?

The Special Community Blessing for Oscar and Annabelle and the family.

Announcements

ByRosemary May 17, 2015

Rosemary's Blessing

Gracious God,

help us to work with You

to make the world

Alive with Your Spirit,

and to build on earth

a city of Justice, Love, and Peace.

Author Unknown

Erin reading Acts, probably for the last time of the Easter Season.

Our Special Thanks:

For the Readings: Erin and Chuck
For The Team: Georgie & Kevin
For the Communion Bread: Alison
For the Wine & Cups: Cindy & Ken
For the Pictures: Rick & Mike & Connie
For the coffee and extras: John Cade, Jackie & Beth
For the altar & sound: Jackie & Hue
For the Music: Ray & Bethany & Shonda & Wendy
For all who helped with communion

Chuck reading 1 John, also for the last time this Easter Season.

Birthdays: Rick Froebe & Doug Read (Tuesday), plus Cole (6), Rachelle Wittek (Sunday, today)

Anniversary:

Candy & Michael Kern (22nd, Friday)

Kevin ready to go.

Please Remember these special people:

For Lisa Ackerman dealing with cancer; For Anthony; For our dear little Genevieve; For Frank & Mary's niece, Lisa, with cancer; For Stacey McKinley dealing with cancer; For Jean and Cliff with mutual operations coming up; For a little friend, Heather; For John & Jean's son John Louis; For Jackie's friend Mary Moczygemba with cancer; For our good friend Kay in Ontario; For Loraine, a girl I knew in Tanzania, whose wedding I did some years ago, and who has breast cancer; For Connie's nephew, Fred; For Mary Jane Stevenson's son Philip, 34, sick & don't know why; The Quinn’s granddaughter, Mikayla; For Fred & Maureen’s daughter, Kathleen, with cancer; For Bethany & for the coming of her Little Visitor, Vivian; For Jackie Urbanczyk's continued recovery;

Music, The Best.Want to know why Bethany is seated? Vivian says, "Yeah, I am making my debut tomorrow!"

Mike & Dee Miller's daughter, Lisa, not doing well; for Nina Tucker's dad, Art; For Sr. Patricia Otillio, a nun I worked with for years in Grand Coteau; Judy Thompson's dad in the hospital; John Cade's mother in law, Kalliopi Piskiouli; Charlie's brother in law with cancer; Beth Dugan's dad struggling with prostate cancer; from Rob, the brother of his business associate who has cancer; For Diane Drescher with a bad back & hips; Frank’s sister, Grace Campos, 84, with stage one; For Jackie; Diane McClurg's mom having a hard time making the transition to assisted living; Dee's friend, Don Fox, with cancer;

Genevieve accepting all compliments graciously.

Dick Thompson's daughter, Teri Jill & her cousin Terri. Barb & Warren's grandbabies, Leighton Elizabeth and Warren Phillip, & their friend Chris, plus Barb's dad & niece; Bernadette Delgado's mom; Gilberto's mom and brother; Tom and Teresa Quinn's niece, Chawna, with cancer, plus Neva Flynn, Angel, and Diane Kreeitzer; Connie Doherty's mom and her sister, plus Kevin's cousin, Peter; for Mary Ellen; for our friends, sons, and daughters in the military, including Cole Carey, Ryan McClurg, and Chebino; cure for autism from Laura Chollick; for our President that he have great success and someday hold his grandchildren in his lap.

Emma says, "Thanks for coming, Everybody. See you next week."

Your Finances, May 17, 2015

Expenses: $870.00

Outreach: $385.00

Thanks for your Generosity.

Have a Good Week, J.S

(214-783-0443)

Cole says, "What a great cupcake day. See you all next week."

JSM Mission-Faith Statement

Help create a Catholic Community that welcomes all God’s People, provides for & challenges spiritual & total growth.

Reaches out to help people who are disadvantaged & make the world we live in a better place to live